Cooker.



W. BIRD. c ooKER. APPLICATION FILED DBU. 21, 1910.

Patented Oct. 24, 1911.

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WALTER BIRD, 0F HAVANA, ARKANSAS, Assieivon or oNE-Trrian To A. s.BUCKMAN,

or HAVANA, ARKANSAS.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Oct. 2A, 1911.

Application filed December 21, 1910. ASerial No. 598,642.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, WALTER BIRD, a citi'- zen of the United States,residing at Havana, in the county of Yell and State of Arkansas, haveinvented certain new .and useful Improvements in Cookers, of which thefollowing is a specification, reference being had therein to theaccompanying drawlng.

This invention relates to cookers for use in connection with lamps, gasjets and other sources of heat, and the principal object of the same isto provide a cooker that can be readily attached to or detached from asource of heat and which can be readily used for baking, frying orboiling.

With the above and other objects in view the invention contemplatesproviding an outer receptacle adapted for engagement with a source ofheat, an inner receptacle for the articles to be cooked and which isretained in spaced relation to the outer re ceptacle so that the heatwill circulate about the inner receptacle and escape through an upperoutlet of the outer casing.

The invention also contemplates a novel cover for the cooker that ismade in two sections held in spaced relation, one section tting over theouter receptacle and the other fitting over the inner receptacle, saidsec* tions being rigidly connected so that both sections can besimultaneously removed from the receptacles.

Other objects and advantages of the invention will be apparent from thefollowing detailed description and accompanying drawing, wherein apreferred and practical embodiment of the invention has been de.

scribed and illustrated.

In said drawings :Figure 1 is a view partly in vertical section andpartly in elevation of the improved cooker as it appears in use. Fig. 2is a plan view of the heat distributer forming a part of this invention.

Fig. 3 is a fragmentary detail vertical sectional view showing themanner of seating the covers on the receptacles. Fig. 4L is a similarview of the manner of spacing the receptacles and the cover sections.Fig. 5 is another similar view showing the manner of connecting theouter receptacle to the source of heat-engaging neck or funnel.

Referring to the accompanying drawings by numerals, it will be seen thatthe improved cooker comprises an outer receptacle 1 that may be of arectangular or any other suitable or desirable shape and is providedwith a central base opening that is surrounded by a pendent flange 2. Atubular neck or funnel 3 has its upper end fitted within flange 2 andhas an external, annular shoulder l formed on its outer Surface adjacentits upper end that forms a seat for the flange 2. The receptacle l andneck 3 are preferably formed of resilient sheet metal so that they willhave a tight, but separable connection. The base of the neck 3 ispreferably enlarged to form an annular fiange 5 that is fitted over asource of heat, such, for

example as the lamp burner 6 shown in Fig. l.

The upper end of receptacle l is provided with an external annularshoulder 7 and a collar flange 8. A cover 9 has a pendent fiange 10 atits outer edge adapted to be fitted over flange 8 and rested on shoulder7. Said cover 9 is provided with a centrally located upstanding outlettube 11 that is preferably integral with the cover 9 and which issurrounded by heat insulating material 12 which may be in the form of atubular knob so that the cover can be removed by grasping said knob. Theknob 12 preferably projects above the tube 11 and has a sealing cap 13hinged thereto that is provided with a spring latch 14 for engaging anotch 15 formed in the knob to lock the cap in sealing position.

An inner receptacle 16 that is of the same shape, but smaller, than theouter receptacle l, is retained in spaced relation to the bottom andsides of said outer receptacle 1 by the shouldered rivets 17 or ,othersuitable spacing means. The bottom of said receptacle 16 is providedwith a centrally located pendent hanger 18, preferably a shoulderedrivet, that suspends a deflecting and distributing disk 19 over theupper end of neck 3 in spaced relation thereto. Said disk is providedwith a plurality of perforations 20.

The upper portion of receptacle 16 is provided with an internal annularshoulder 2l from which'a collar flange 22 projects. A flat lid 23 isadapted to be seated on shoulder 21 and is provided with a centralhandgrip 24. A cover 25 that is of substantially the same shape as cover9 of receptacle 1 has its outer edge provided with a pendent flange 26that is adapted to be fitted within collar flange 22 and rest on lid 23to retain said lid on the shoulder 2l. Cover 25 is retained in rigidspaced relation to cover 9 by the shouldered rivets 27 or other suitablespacing means.

In Fig. 1 arrows have been used to indicate the course of the heat aboutinner receptacle 16 and it Will be seen by reference to said figure thatthe heat from the burner 6 is deflected and distributed by the disk 19so that it Will circulate about the inner receptacle and escape throughthe outlet tube, and as suggested in said Fig. 1, openings 28 are formedin the upper portion of inner receptacle 16 so that steam and the likecan escape therefrom.

The cooker can be used for baking, boiling, or frying. When used forfrying, it Will be obvious that the covers 9 and 25 and lid 23 areremoved.

It Will be understood of course that the cooker may be used as a chafngdish.

A sight opening 29 is formed in the neck 3 to permit the flame of theburner to be inspected.

I/Vhat I claim as my invention is:

1. A cooker comprising an outer receptacle, a depending heat conductingneck carried by the base thereof and adapted for engagement with asource of heat supply, an inner receptacle, means for retaining the samein spaced relation to the outer receptacle, a perforated defiecting diskdepending from said inner receptacle over the outlet end of said neck, acover for the outer receptacle provided With a discharge tube,

means for sealing said tube, a cover for the inner receptacle, means forfastening the inner receptacle cover to the outer receptacle cover inspaced relation, and a lid for the inner receptacle retained in sealingrelation tosaid receptacle by the cover thereof.

2. A cooker comprising an outer receptacle provided with heat inletmeans, said receptacle having an external upper shoulder, a cover seatedon said shoulder and provided With a discharge tube, a heat insulatingknob carried by saidtube, a cap carried by said knob for sealing saidtube, an inner receptacle, means for retaining the same in spacedrelation to vthe outer receptacle, a cover for the inner receptacle, andmeans for retaining the same in spaced relation to the cover of theouter receptacle.

3. A cooker comprising an inner and an outer receptacle, means forretaining the receptacles in spaced relation, a cover for the outerreceptacle provided with a discharge outlet, a cover for the innerreceptacle, a lid Within the inner receptacle and retained in sealingrelation thereto by the cover of the inner receptacle, means forconnecting the covers in spaced relation, and means for admitting heatto the outer receptacle.

In testimony whereof I hereunto aiiix my signature in presence of twoWitnesses.

WALTER BIRD. Witnesses:

A. S. BUCKMAN, N. I. GUEST.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for ve cents each, by addressingthe Commissioner 0f Patents, Washington, D. C.

